What is truth?
God’s word the Bible says:
160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.Furthermore Jesus says:160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
Psalm 119:160, King James Version. Public Domain
Moreover God’s word says:
17 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
Psalm 33:4
Furthermore Jesus says:
17 “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
John 17:17
13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13
Thus God’s Word is truth! And anything short of the truth leaves us lacking. Therefore ask God for wisdom and understanding as only He can give. For God gives wisdom and knowledge and understanding to those who seek Him. Additionally truth must not only be received but applied in our life.
Why is truth important?
Jesus says:
32 “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:32
Truth is important because it concerns our eternal life or eternal death. Eternal life will be everlasting. But eternal death will be life ending which is the results of sin. With this in mind, living in the truth helps us to form right characters for eternal life. Equally important, truth is not received all at once, but forming right characters is a work of a lifetime. Therefore put our mind and hands on truth and apply it in our life.
Moreover God’s Word says be careful about truth because:
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
2 Timothy 4:3-4
Furthermore God’s Word says:
20 “For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 “But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
John 3:20-21
What is eternal life?
Jesus said:
3 “And this is eternal life, that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
John 17:3
Additionally God’s Word says:
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23
Thus eternal life is a gift from God through faith when you receive Christ into your heart.
How do we get eternal life?
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
24 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
John 5:24
47 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
John 6:47
Furthermore God’s Word says:
36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
John 3:36
11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
1 John 5:11-12
As shown above eternal life is a gift from God when you do His will, follow His word and have faith in Him. However eternal life does not come from an outward knowledge of the Scriptures but from a living faith in the LORD. Therefore to have eternal life you will need Christ in the heart, mind and life.
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